DESE Vocational Training Program Eligibility Requirements

---

BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE 

• You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. 
• You must be a resident of one of the following counties for at least six months: Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, or Sullivan. 
• You must meet the following income eligibility requirements: 

         Claimed                Taxable income 

      dependents             on prior year's 

    (including self)         Federal  Tax form                         

                 1                     $17,280 

                 2                     $21,600 

                 3                     $25,920  

                 4                     $29,376 

                 5                     $32,832 

                 6                     $36,288 

                 7                     $39,744  

                 8                     $41,472  

*A copy of your parent's Federal Income Tax Return for the previous year must also be submitted if you 

• are under 21 years of age and 
• are unmarried, 
• have no dependents 
• are not legally emancipated 
• or were claimed as a dependent on your parent's tax return for the preceding year 

If you are requesting tuition assistance and have already completed a portion of the education/training, you must submit transcripts that demonstrate academic success. If you are a first-time student, assessment results may determine your eligibility.  

TUITION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE 

Tuition Assistance for Full-Time Students 

Gamm, Incorporated may provide tuition assistance for full-time enrollment in a one- or two-year vocational technical program at an approved vocational technical education institution in the following amounts: 

1- Year Program - Maximum of 50% of tuition (reimbursement not to exceed $6,000) 

2- Year Program - Maximum of 50% of tuition for the first year (reimbursement not to exceed $6,000) 

                                      - Maximum of 50% for the second year (reimbursement not to exceed $4,000) 

Tuition Assistance for Over-Income Dislocated Workers 

Dislocated workers who are over income guidelines, but are eligible for training assistance under WIOA regulations, are eligible for partial tuition assistance. The amount available is one-half of the amount that would be awarded if income guidelines were met: 

1-year program - Maximum of 25% of tuition (reimbursement not to exceed $2,000) 

2-year program - Maximum of 25% of tuition for the first year (reimbursement not to exceed $2,000) 

                                    - Maximum of 25% for the second year (reimbursement not to exceed $1,500)